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New Zealand boy gets wish to see Celtics play before going blind

A 12-year-old New Zealand boy who captured the world’s attention with his “bucket list” of things to see before a degenerative eye disease leaves him blind has arrived in Boston to see his favorite team, the Celtics, play a game.

A 12-year-old New Zealand boy who captured the world’s attention with his “bucket list” of things to see before a degenerative eye disease leaves him blind has arrived in Boston to see his favorite team, the Celtics, play a game.

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Updated: 11:31 PM EST Mar 3, 2014

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WEBVTT TRIPS TO THE NATIVE HAITI USING THE VICTIM'S MONEY. ONLY ON 5:00 TONIGHT, THE NEW ZEALAND BOY WHO WAS GOING BLIND HAS ARRIVED IN BOSTON. HE IS READY TO MAKE THE WISH COME RU. THE 12-YEAR-OLD WANTED TO SEE A CELTICS' GAME BEFORE A FAST-MOVING EYE DISEASE TOOK HIS SIGHT. HE SPOKE WITH WCVB NEWSCENTER 5'S JOHN ATWATER. JOHN? J.C., HE HAS BEEN HERE AN NOUR NOW. THIS IS THE FIRST TRIP TO AMERICA. I TELL YOU, WITH ITS A PLASH SURE TO MEET HIM TONIGHT. HE GOT OFF THE PLANE THE CELTICS' CAP ON. SO EXCITED TO BE HERE IN THE BOSTON TO SEE THE SELL TK PLY AT THE GARDEN BEFORE HE LOSE THESE VISION. BOSTON. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THAT BEAMING SMILE EXPRESSES A DREAM THAT NEARLY FULFILLED FOR THE 12-YEAR-OLD AND TOOK NEARLY 10,000-MILE JOURNEY TO ACHIEVE IT. A NEW EXPERIENCE. QUIT A BIG EXPERIENCE THIS TIME. IT WILL BE A FUN THING. LOUIE CORBETT JUST ARRIVED IN BOSTON WITH HIS DAD AND ONE OF HIS BROTHERS ALL THE WAY FROM NEW ZEALAND. TIME IS RUNNING OUT. HE HAS A RARE DISEASE THAT WOMEN SOON ROB HIM OF HIS VISION. IT IS DEDEN RATE INTERESTING THE OUTSIDE. HE HAS TUNNEL VISION. MORE THAN ANYTHING, LOUIE WANTED TO SEE THE FAVORITE TEAM, THE CELTICS, IN PERSON. IT WAS LEGEND WHO HOOKED HIM AT YOUNG AGE. IT WAS QUITE AWHILE AGO. I LOOKED HIM. NOW I LIKE THE POINT GUARD. FRIENDS, CORPORATE DONATIONS AND THE CELTICS HAVE MADE THE TRIP POSSIBLE BRINGING LOUIE TO FULFILL A DREM AND CREATE VISUAL MEMORY FORCE A YOUNG BOY WHO WILL SOON, SADLY, NO LONGER SEE AGAIN. HE HAS ONE TO TALK TO ABOUT THE STUFF HE HAS BEEN DOING HERE. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HERE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. THEY HAVE BEEN SO GENEROUS. ELOVES WATCHING THOSE LARRY BIRD HIGHLIGHT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHEN HE HEADS TO THE GARDEN. HE AND HIS DAD AND BROTHER WILL SEE FENWAY, GILLETTE, HE AND HIS FATHER WILL BE VISITING DOCTORS

New Zealand boy gets wish to see Celtics play before going blind

A 12-year-old New Zealand boy who captured the world’s attention with his “bucket list” of things to see before a degenerative eye disease leaves him blind has arrived in Boston to see his favorite team, the Celtics, play a game.